Amir has been through so many bad relationships that he finally turns to the horoscopes in his local paper for advice. They claim his happiness is around the corner, but “indigo guides the way.”<br><br>Within the hour, a man comes into the bike shop where Amir works with an indigo bike. Amir’s coworker and ex immediately invites Jae, the cute cyclist, to accompany them and their biking group on their next adventure.<br>Unfortunately, Jae brings along his boyfriend Declan, and Amir wonders if the horoscope meant he could learn from their relationship. At first they seem like a typical couple, but the more Amir pays attention, the more worried he becomes. His fear peaks when he finds out Jae’s bike isn’t the only thing indigo about him ...

Indigo Guides the Way

Amir was determined to bring this up with Jae before they all went home, but once again he didn’t get many chances and he was too anxious about the subject to bring it up out of the blue around other people. The best he could muster was bringing up how beautiful the reflection of the autumn leaves in the river was. Jae looked up long enough to nod.


When they got back to the parking lot, Amir hovered near Jae as he said goodbye to Noelle and Hayden and Sean and the others. Sean, in typical fashion, gave Jae a single parting pat on the shoulder. Nobody missed the brief twinge of pain and fear in Jae’s eyes, but none of them said anything. Amir was too stunned. Pieces were clicking together, and his heart sank deeper as every clue fell into place.


Under the pretense of helping Jae get his bike onto the rack strapped to his trunk, Amir told Ken to go wait for him at their car. Ken cocked a suspicious eyebrow, but waved Amir off without a word.


Chapter 13